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MR. Romesh Chandra, secretary general or the World Peace Council, tonight decorated Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with the Joliot-Curie Gold Medal for peace. Mr. Arafat, head of PLO, RECEIVED the medal at a ceremony at the UNESCO palace here.

It was stated that the medal was in appreciation of "the struggle by Mr. Arafat and the palestinian people for freedom and peace".